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A04537 An answer to Maister H. Iacob his defence of the churches and minstery of England. By Francis Iohnson an exile of Iesus Christ Johnson, Francis, 1562-1618.; Jacob, Henry, 1563-1624. Defence of the churches and ministery of Englande. 1600 (1600) STC 14658; ESTC S121679 284,840 262

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they_o for_o proof_n hereof_o i_o have_v 46._o have_v pag._n 44._o 45._o 46._o before_o allege_v not_o only_o the_o example_n of_o divers_a martyr_n but_o such_o also_o in_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n and_o galatia_n as_o before_o they_o receyve_v admonition_n and_o better_a instruction_n dye_v in_o their_o error_n which_o 92._o which_o pag._n 28._o 92._o you_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v fundamental_a and_o the_o like_a among_o the_o israelite_n that_o die_v in_o egypt_n 20.5.7_o egypt_n jos_n 24.14_o ezech._n 20.5.7_o where_o they_o have_v and_o use_v idol_n which_o 109._o which_o pag._n 105._o 109._o yourself_o esteem_v to_o be_v a_o fundamental_a sin_n whole_o destroy_v the_o truth_n in_o they_o that_o do_v so_o yet_o dare_v i_o not_o say_v but_o some_o of_o these_o may_v be_v save_v by_o the_o mercy_n and_o in_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n which_o they_o embrace_v notwithstanding_o and_o namely_o such_o who_o err_v and_o dye_v before_o that_o admonition_n come_v to_o they_o as_o do_v to_o the_o rest_n whereof_o we_o read_v ezech_v 20.5.7_o 1_o cor._n 15._o gal._n 5._o chap._n much_o more_o may_v and_o ought_v we_o to_o think_v thus_o of_o terah_n abraham_n father_n of_o who_o christ_n come_v according_a to_o the_o flesh_n gen._n 11.27_o with_o jos_n 24.2.14.15_o not_o to_o speak_v of_o haran_n bethuel_n rachel_n and_o the_o like_a then_o who_o do_v all_o of_o they_o serve_v the_o lord_n by_o idol_n yea_o though_o it_o have_v be_v so_o that_o rachel_n have_v dye_v before_o as_o she_o do_v present_o after_o that_o commandment_n give_v by_o jacob_n to_o his_o household_n and_o to_o all_o that_o be_v with_o he_o for_o put_v away_o the_o strange_a god_n or_o idol_n that_o be_v among_o they_o gen._n 35.2.3.4.16.18_o with_o gen._n 31.16.19.30.34_o &_o 24.4.15.50_o &_o 11.27.28_o jos_n 24.2.14.15.23.24_o so_o far_o
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the_o commandment_n of_o god_n and_o faith_n of_o jesus_n see_v rev._n 14.9.10.11.12_o &_o 17_o 1-6_a &_o 18.2.3.4.5_o 2._o thes_n 2_o 3-12_a exod._n 20_o 4.5_o that_o it_o be_v your_o case_n appear_v by_o your_o hierarchy_n leitourgy_n confusion_n of_o people_n court_n canon_n dispensation_n licence_n suspension_n excommunication_n &c._n &c._n practise_v maintain_v and_o yield_v unto_o by_o your_o church_n minister_n and_o people_n frame_v also_o according_a to_o the_o image_n and_o fashion_n of_o the_o romish_a apostasy_n which_o yourselves_o confess_v to_o be_v that_o beast_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o revelation_n 6._o together_o with_o these_o remember_v also_o the_o particular_n which_o i_o note_v before_o concern_v this_o point_n pag._n 22._o 31._o 60._o 63._o 73._o 94._o 103._o 114._o 122._o 126._o 129._o 133._o in_o which_o place_n you_o may_v mind_n divers_a the_o like_a with_o further_a proof_n thereof_o and_o so_o for_o the_o present_n let_v this_o suffice_v till_o we_o see_v 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